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Must See
Its Flamboyant Gothic façade is
blackened and crum bling but still
truly impressive, as are the medieval Prayer in the Garden of Olives
stained-glass windows. and The Resurrection, both by
Andrea Mantegna.
died while visiting the city in
800. Visits to the tower can 5 '
be organized via the tourist Cathédrale St-Gatien 7 "
office and include the chance ⌂ Place de la Cathédrale Musée du
to climb the 284 steps to the § 06 62 36 42 89 Compagnonnage
top of the tower. # 8:30am–8pm daily; call ⌂ 8 rue Nationale # Mid-
West of here are the cute ahead to book guided tour Jun–mid-Sep: 9am–6pm
shops, hip bars and grand daily; mid-Sep–mid-Jun:
theatre of rue de la Scellerie. The Cathédrale St-Gatien, in 9am–6pm Wed–Mon
the east of the city, was begun ¢ Public hols ∑ musee-
in the early 13th century and compagnonnage.fr
completed in the 16th. Its
4 " Flamboyant Gothic façade is Covering the history of
Centre de Création crum bling but still impressive, compagnonnage – a mentor-
Contemporain Olivier as are the medieval stained- ing network through which
Debré glass windows. It is open to the young craftsmen would learn
public daily, but guided tours a trade – This museum’s fas-
⌂ Jardin François 1er must be booked in advance. cinating displays contain
# 11am–7pm Tue–Sun
(to 9pm Thu) ∑ cccod.fr hundreds of finely crafted
works by master craftsmen
Located just behind the Hötel of the guilds.
Goüin, with its truly stunning 6 "
façade, is the Centre de Musée des Beaux-Arts
Création Contemporain Olivier ⌂ 18 pl François Sicard
Debré, a contemporary art # 9am–6pm Wed–Mon Did You Know?
museum named after the ¢ Public hols ∑ mba.
20th-century artist who was tours.fr It is widely believed
inspired by the Touraine that the French spoken
region. Housed in an elegant The Musée des Beaux-Arts, set by the people of the
modern building, it displays in the former archbishop’s Touraine is the “purest”
several of Debré’s large-scale palace, overlooks Classical in France.
works and also hosts regular gardens and a giant cedar of
temporary exhibitions. Lebanon. Its star exhibits are

Pont Suspendu
de St-Symphorien
Pont
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Royal
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UNIVERSITÉ FR ANCE Compagnonnage R U E L A V O I S I E R
RUE DE LA TOUR
R U E D E S TA N N E U R S Porte de Église R U E CO L BERT Cathédrale
CATHÉDRALE
Centre de Création
Loire
PL. DE
Musée du JOULINS Contemporain St-Julien St-Gatien
Olivier Debré
Gemmail RU E L IT T RE RUE DU R U E V O LT A I R RUE DE LA BARRE PLACE
COMMERCE RUE DU C YG N E CATHÉDRALE R. FLEURY
DE LA
RUE P.L.
RUE DU RUE BRICONNET RUE DE LA PAIX Grand
RUE BERTHELOT E
COURIER
MÛRIER RUE DU COMMERCE R. DE CONSTANTINE R U E N A T I O N A L E R UE J ULES FAVR E Théàtre PLACE Musée des
RUE DU PLACE DE LA FRANÇOIS-
SICARD Beaux-Arts
POIRIER
R. DES
Place R. DE LA MONNAIE RÉSISTANCE RU E D E L A SCEL LERI E URSULINES
PL. DE LA
Plumereau MONNAIE
RUE BRETONNEAU
PLACE DU PLACE DE Nationale R. DE LUCÉ RU E É MI LE -ZO L A
GRAND MARCHE Tour CHÂTEAUNEUF
R U E D E S H A L L E S R DE JERUSALEM RUE DE LA PREFECTURE R U E J U L E S S I M O N
Charlemagne R U E M A R C E A U RUE DES DÉPORTÉS Eglise R U E B E R N A R D P A L I S S Y
Réformée
Basilique
St-Martin
R U E N E R I C A U L T - D E S T O U C H E S R. GAMBETTA R U E N A T I O N A L E R U E B U F F O N Palais des
Square
Tour
de la
R U E D E C LO C H E V I L L E
Horloge RUE DESCARTES Préfecture
Congrès
Château de Beaulieu
R. DE SULLY
4.5 km (3 miles) R U E M A R C E A U de Tours
Hôtel de Biencourt Gare SNCF/Routière BLV D H E U RT ELOU P
25 km (15.5 miles) 200 m (220 yd)
PLACE GASTON PAILLHOU
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